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The Kiseki / Trails (of the Sky/Zero/Ao/Sen/Etc) Community Thread: SPOILERTAGS OR DIE
- Thread starter Bebpo
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Oh oh God I wish these were translated
I fee like i'm missing an integral part of Cold Steel
Are there really no scanlations of this? Man, Falcom never gets the love it deserves.
Earlier today I finished the third chapter of SC.
I neven ran as fast as I did (thank you, Turbo option) when I
I had forgotten how crazy this franchise can go, and I'm nowhere near the end.
I neven ran as fast as I did (thank you, Turbo option) when I
got a letter starting with "My Dearest Estelle." I was so nervous, went hastily to Gurune Gate only to see Kevin...
That mix of excitement/disappointment was followed by a long and intense series of events, with:
every other bracer drugged,
Agate and Anelace appearing,
Renne and Dunan kidnapped,
Kanone reappering plotting revenge,
having the pleasure of fighting as Julia with her amazing arts,
and finally Renne showing her true colors and running away with a mecha.
That mix of excitement/disappointment was followed by a long and intense series of events, with:
every other bracer drugged,
Agate and Anelace appearing,
Renne and Dunan kidnapped,
Kanone reappering plotting revenge,
having the pleasure of fighting as Julia with her amazing arts,
and finally Renne showing her true colors and running away with a mecha.
I had forgotten how crazy this franchise can go, and I'm nowhere near the end.
Hmmm.... hi..... erm.....
Why did I look at some of the recent CS3 updates....
If it makes you feel any better, i'm 99.999999% sure they didn't intend for said character to be a surprise. Like, he's definitely going to make an appearance early on as a consistent threat.
Hell, I bet the game's OP will
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Of course they know! Towa outright calls him a serial head-rubber within the game itself.
I'm really surprised you guys are this worried about someone wearing
Like, yeah, this is clearly not a big mystery to be ruined. At the very least it shouldn't be taken at face value.
Oh? I don't remember that.
a mask.
Like, yeah, this is clearly not a big mystery to be ruined. At the very least it shouldn't be taken at face value.
Oh? I don't remember that.
I don't think it's a spoiler, I just think it's lame. Just like how I think the CERO C rating for CS3 is probably going to be lame. The only Kiseki games which are CERO C are the Evo versions of SC and Ao because of extra lewdness. Not a good sign.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Falcom's willingness to
bring back character from the dead willy-nilly
Scrooge McDuck
Member
I thiiink it's maybe in one of the school festival events with her? That would explain why some of my friends also don't remember it. (some do, though, so I'm totally not imagining this, haha)
There's no way it's him
And even if it is, i'm totally expecting this:
I don't think it matters.
It's not just Crow, but rather a running trend in all of Cold Steel so far. Obviously most people didn't expect Osborne to stay dead, but we've gone through two whole games where there's a full blown civil war and there are pretty much zero casualties. CS2 makes a HUGE deal out of Crow finally biting it, and making it out to be a closure to his character arc. So when they're so comfortable with playing with expectations again by immediately bringing him "back" as a masked character, it's pretty lame. No, it doesn't matter whether it is "really him" or not, because it has his VA (currently listed as ????? geee I wonder why!), his weapons, his hair and build. The point is that it's a stupid narrative technique, and one that I think makes CS, a series with already tired overused tropes, another step lamer.
Doesn't help that in the same magazine reveal they also mention that the JAEGER KING is also set to appear. So even backstory deaths aren't reliable. See? Running trend.
Doesn't help that in the same magazine reveal they also mention that the JAEGER KING is also set to appear. So even backstory deaths aren't reliable. See? Running trend.
Who knows the real identity of the man behind the mask?
There's no way they'd make it that obvious without some awesome story behind it. And if you read the descriptions, the mystery deepens.
Consider how CS and CS2 went, I'm not holding my breath for any "amazing story" behind it.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
There's no way it's him
And even if it is, i'm totally expecting this:
Not just
Crow, but apparently they're also bringing back Loewe (again!)? Really?
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Black bar is absolutely unconfirmed. That's just Guan speculating about a possible identity of
Black Alberich
Jury's out on whether these developments will pan out well. I think it's interesting how some parts of Trails 3rd are being used here, but there had better be good logic behind what's been hinted.
Pellegri Testament
Member
At least this they made known was going to happen near the end of CS2. Anything else was just speculation considering they had already done it once.
I don't really mind the trope, just that it's done well whenever it's used. It was a bit hit or miss in 3rd and I really liked it for the most part in Xenosaga, but it's been a while between those and CS3. Which we know things have changed in terms of quality in some regards when it comes to Cold Steel and any past games.
Spoilers just in case
Wait, why's Tita listed with Towa and another academy girl? Is she part of Class IX or something?
Sinh_Magnus
Member
Yes, they are all in class IX.
(Towa is the instructor like Rean is the one for VII or Randy for VIII)
There's really no reason to expect them to appear at all (except maybe if
Black Alberich is Loewe
Huh, popped on 3rd to check out an early star Door. Then I noticed turbo mode and put another three hours in. That's a game changer lol
Might test through the rest if the game over the next few nights if I can.
Well, they said
are coming back. That puts a few people you wouldn't normally expect on the table.
Might test through the rest if the game over the next few nights if I can.
Well, they said
characters associated with colors
Namely Schera and Joshua.
Even after Kondo said Sen3 is some sort of big finale turning point which they hope to have all the previous protagonists reappear?
Well...Unlike the colourful characters announced this week,
there is no reason that Schera and Joshua have a reason to "should not exist".
Except Kondo never said they hope to have all the previous protagonists reappear in Sen III.
I've never seen him describe it as such. Cold Steel 2 was the turning point for the series, not 3, and he also never said that he wanted all the previous protagonists to reappear in CS3. In fact, as far as I know, he's never said anything of that nature referring to any future plans, either.
I am absolutely sure that a short time after CS3 was first announced, he had an interview in Dengeki Playstation where he said that it would be a big game and a major climax which serves as a turning point for the entire series. He also said that fans can expect characters from all the previous Kiseki series to appear, but maybe he didn't say protagonists exactly? I mean, my memory definitely isn't perfect, but this interview happened!
Sinh_Magnus
Member
Doesn't Sen III happens one year and a half after Cold Steel 2?
I doubt they lost their way so long lol
If Estelle and Joshua do turn up for sen 3, I think it's far more likely that they go
... Or something. I'm sure if having them around is important, they'll find an excuse to get them in Erebonia, it's not *that* far from Liberl.
"Yeah Tita/Agate/Olivert contacted us in some way and said stuff was happening? and that they needed assistance? I dunno why the contacted us specifically though."
Shake Appeal
Member
I feel like I may have missed 15 (and so 14), unless I'm wrong about where the point of no-return was. But right now I'm
wandering around Gehenna as Kevin/Ries, and I can't get back to the hermit's garden.
You haven't missed anything, you should be able to access them soon.
There's another place in that plane which you'll have access to before the final dungeon.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
He definitely said there would be characters from the previous arcs, but nothing about the protagonists specifically.
ThatChairMan
Member
Still waiting on the resolution for 3rd's ending with
, so I'm fully expecting that to be a surprise in CS3.
Olivier proposing something to Schera
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Yeah and that criteria has been met for a while.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Welp, just got 3rd gifted on Steam for my birthday. Here's to another 80 hours RPG? Is this one as long as SC?
This one is closer to 50 with all content.
Doing everything you can in a single playthough, it was about 10 hours shorter than FC for me at about 50 hours
Btw, that's definitely how you should play it, the only thing that might be a bit annoying are some of the Sun Doors (minigames)
Basileus777
Member
It's nowhere near that long. It's a 30-40 hour game.
Errr it's really that short?
Basileus777
Member
My steam counter says yes. And I did all the doors except maybe the fishing minigame? It's definitely shorter than FC and SC though.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Ah, good to know! I took about 50 hours for FC and like, 80 hours for SC, I think I'm slower than average, but it's good to know it's nowhere near as long as SC.
Sinh_Magnus
Member
I'm slower than everyone, because steams says 58 hours for me and I used cheat engine to speed things up.
Then again, I am the type to kill monsters non stop.
Then again, I am the type to kill monsters non stop.